A cute DIY Christmas decor tutorial. Use a plastic ball to make a round cement Christmas candle! This project started out as something different which I will show you in an upcoming tutorial. As I was working on that project, lots of different ideas came to me on what else I could make with cement and these plastic bouncy balls….
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Wine cork planter ornaments are perfect little gifts around the holidays. Using artificial flowers or plants will allow them to adorn a Christmas tree year after year. Super cute stocking stuffers too! These wine cork planters as Christmas tree ornaments were such a joy to make. The idea came to me from the Wine Cork Succulent Planters I made in this…
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Add some extra light to your holiday decor and make a lit Grinch, using string and LED lights. Do you LOVE How The Grinch Stole Christmas? Such a great story. I’ve always been obsessed with that book and it’s awesome characters. So lately, I’ve been inspired by some great string art and have been thinking about Christmas decorations. So I…
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How to make a painted Grinch decoration using cement and resin. Okay, so I love the Grinch. Maybe sometimes I feel a sort of kinship- argh, at stores, at restaurants, the sound of Christmas music before Thanksgiving drives me up a wall! Is my heart “two sizes too small”? All kidding aside, I may be a bit Grinchy, but I really…
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Here’s how to make cool concrete wall art decor for your walls. Create a triptych of wall tiles, MCM style with cement! I am a big fan of modern design and yet, other than my furniture, I have very little modern decor. So, I figured it was time to change that. I wanted to create a sort of triptych for…
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Make a spooky cement Jack O’ Lantern for Halloween out of cement and a plastic pumpkin. **Updated 10-22-19** Oh Halloween, what a fun time of year. And on a year I don’t have a Halloween costume party to go to, I’ve got the time and energy to put into decorating. Being a maker of all things cement, I thought I…
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Have you thought about doing a DIY privacy fence? Get privacy from neighbors with a pretty outdoor fence made with twigs and fairy lights. Years ago when I was living in a loft complex, I had a patio that faced a busy road. I always felt watched by passerby’s. I was renting this loft so was limited to making any…
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How to make a truly 100% squirrel proof bird feeder, guaranteed! I’m one of those people who wears binoculars, the funny hat you see in parks and watches birds. Yep, I’m a birder. So naturally, I like to feed the birds in the yard, and hopefully get some interesting, out of the ordinary species from time to time, but notice…
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How to make adjustable DIY wood drawer dividers to organize your drawers, using only a Dremel for routing and a miter saw. I mentioned in my post from the beginning of the year on our move, that I’m desperate to get organized. Right now, my focus is on the Craft Room/ Studio, and if you missed it, Painted Plastic Drawers was…
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